Sentences with phrase «like conventional cars»

Like conventional cars of the era, most of the time, four - wheel drive trucks sent power to the rear wheels.

Moreover, we can get the EV conversation away from both the EV purists who think every EV should have a 500 - mile range like a conventional car (and damn the expense of the batteries), and also refute the BMW purists who assert that any car that departs from their fossilized ideas of BMW tradition is heresy.

The 2014 Lexus ES 300h hybrid drives like a conventional car, but its overly firm ride is disappointing, its multimedia interface is distracting and its estimated gas mileage trails the competition.

The car also has something even in common with a Tesla Model S besides plugging in — its coefficient of drag is 0.24 and this is without door handles that retract and with an open grille like a conventional car — although active grille shutters do contribute to the aerodynamics.

It delivers an improved hybrid performance with fewer compromises that make it more like a conventional car to drive.

And while the 2012 Ford Focus Electric marks the Blue Oval's first crack at a mainstream electric car, they succeeded in producing a relatively affordable gas - free vehicle that drives, feels and looks like a conventional car.

In an article on Gizmodo complaining about a lame GM design for an AV, Jason Torchinsky noted that there is no reason for an AV to look like a conventional car with people looking forward.

Not exact matches

Unlike traditional infant car seats, the transporter can be used 24/7 - for overnight sleeping when used with a mattress, just like a conventional carrycot, or naps during the day.

Whether or not you're pursuing conventional cancer treatment or trying alternatives like the people in Dr. Turner's study, you can't just hand the fate of your body over to someone else the way you would hand your car over to a doctor.

Though the iQ doesn't get the vaunted 40 - mpg highway estimate that so many subcompacts are pushing these days, its mileage — 36/37 mpg city / highway — reads more like that of a hybrid than a conventional car.

The final powertrain could make it to the new car, which would be an interesting way of differentiating it from conventional BMW stablemates like the 4 Series and Z4.

Just like the TT in which it debuted, this replaces conventional instruments with a high - tech TFT screen that displays both car data and useful info from the navigation system or infotainment setup.

-- U.S. - market cars don't get the polycarbonate rear and side windows like the European 911 R. Conventional glass adds just more than 7 pounds to R models coming to our shores, but Porsche lists the weight the same as the Euro car.

In the U.S., the Juke crossover outsells more conventional models like the 370Z sports car, Leaf electric, Quest minivan, and Xterra SUV.

Not Grandmother's Bicycle The 2014 BMW i3 looks the part of the future, since the BMW stylists self - consciously pursued a design strategy that made the car look like a science experiment, not just a conventional car with an battery - powered electric drivetrain like the 2009 Mini E and the 2012 BMW Active - E.

The cars» cabins will look pretty much like a conventional 2016 Volvo XC90 interior, which of course includes a navigation screen on the dashboard.

Response to throttle pedal input is brisk, acceleration is peppy, and the car generally responds and performs like any conventional compact car.

It looks less like a smaller CC and more like a conventional compact car.

The problem with autonomous cars is that those behind them are scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs - but not competent drivers (so just like the designers of conventional cars)- they are so obsessed with technology and what is possible, they fail to consider what is appropriate and practical.

Its list price of 137,504 euros in Germany (no UK price has been announced yet, but that equates to around # 110K) puts it ahead of far more accomplished cars like the Porsche Cayenne Turbo but the appeal of the G - Class is that it's not a conventional SUV; Mercedes calls it a «performance off - roader», and says it's better viewed as an extremely posh Land Rover Defender rival.

Skip to the front of the car and you'll see what looks like a conventional engine, but is actually a combined electric motor and transmission, voltage control unit, fuel cell stack, electric air compressor, and power control unit.

With hybrids and even conventional gas - powered cars continuing to up the gas - mileage ante, the HS 250h's fuel economy estimates — while good for the luxury segment — have been overshadowed by mainstream models like the Prius, Honda Insight and even the Ford Fusion Hybrid.

For my taste, the grille is much too big, and the surfaces around it too diverse, with elements pointing up and down at various places, with only the top and bottom of the grille and the bar below the chin inlet emphasizing the horizontal.This is again a very good - looking car with some conventional contemporary elements and a few others out of the past, like the inverse - curved backlight that recalls the 1974 Citroën CX and some Pininfarina sports cars from about the same period.

What's more, in a contest like this, can an EV ever be as thrilling and dramatic as a conventional performance car?

Since then, we've had plug - in hybrids as diverse as the futuristic BMW i3 REx city car, to conventional family models like the Volvo V60 Plug - in, sporty hatchbacks such as the Volkswagen Golf GTE and even supercars like the Porsche 918 Spyder.

The current crop of hybrids includes cars like this Accord, the Chevy Malibu, the Hyundai Sonata, etc., that, while not returning Prius - like economy numbers, also look and drive more or less like conventional fuel - burning cars.

The new hybrid setup is said to produce a feel much more like a conventional petrol car despite running a CVT transmission.

Like with any conventional car, a heater core needs the engine and it may run even in «EV mode.»

Like the Cadillac ELR, the hybrid CT6 will have steering wheel - mounted paddles to activate on - demand electricity regeneration, calling up deceleration similar to a manual downshift in a conventional car.

D - 4S combines both direct injection and conventional port injection for each cylinder which means two injectors per cylinder, or eight injectors if the engine is a 4 - cylinder boxer like the FT - 86 production car will have.

Car and Driver had this to say: «Despite its electric bits, the hybrid drives almost exactly like a conventional Highlander.

Many of the initial Tesla owners came from green cars like the Prius, or more conventional passenger cars like Audi A6 sedans.

Overall, it's clear Hyundai went out of the way to make the Ioniq look like a mainstream car inside and out, as opposed to the images of oddly - shaped, less - than - conventional hybrid vehicles that generally come to mind.

But instead of fitting this platform with a conventional steel unibody structure like the Vectra's, Saturn mated it to a space frame similar to those used on the smaller S - Series cars.

The tailgate is not a conventional unit, not all - glass like the earlier car while the taullamps are very similar to the ford Figo's.

Any time you request more power, the engine again instantly comes on, and the whole operation is seamless making for a car that is more like its conventional counterparts than other automakers» hybrid variants.

Unlike a conventional car that gets two bucket seats, the SUV gets a regular driver seat and a bench like passenger seat with a foldable middle section that can seat small adults and children.

Ford said that in everyday use, inflatable belts operate like conventional safety belts, and are compatible with child car seats and boosters.

Just like in the Audi, Jag's optional setup allows you to view the car's sat - nav instructions in place of the conventional dials — all in crystal clear HD.

The Civic Natural Gas, powered 100 percent by natural gas, can be refueled in a matter of minutes, much like a conventional gasoline - powered car.

This system mimics that found in the TS030 hybrid race car that competes in the World Endurance Championship, rather than using a conventional battery pack to store energy, like in the Prius.

Features like active perfuming, 1540 watts audio system, massaging seats with 14 cushions, all LED lighting (not a single conventional bulb in the whole car), Magic Body Control (adjusts ride quality according to road surface), etc make the S - Class the very pinnacle of luxury automobiles.

There was an internal struggle at Nissan to decide which way to go — with a conventional design that was easier to engineer and manufacture, or with a bolder design that looked more like a concept car.

The I - Pace doesn't look like a conventional SUV: Its passenger compartment is placed virtually in the middle of the car, which features short front and rear overhangs, and a short hood.

Too many Realtors talk about things that they know little to nothing about, much like car salespeople who don't know how many cylinders a V6 has, or if an automatic transmission is a CVT or a conventional one, or if the car uses synthetic oil or not etc..

Also, ask the dealer to treat your used car like a conventional trade - in on the bill of sale, for retail sales tax purposes.

It is more like a desktop computer than a conventional car.

A conventional plant — natural gas, coal, or nuclear — basically works like the gas pedal on your car.

But it's taken 10 years for conventional hybrids like the iconic Toyota Prius to eke out almost 3 percent of the domestic market, and nothing suggests cars with cords will take hold any faster.

Just something to keep in mind the next time you consider climbing behind the wheel (alone) of your car; maybe not as conventional as Green Singles or the like, but equally effective, for sure.